Ny vd för Boule Diagnostics

Diagnostikbolaget Boule Diagnostics har nu rekryterat en ny vd. Torben Nielsen efterträder Jesper Söderqvist som lämnar sin tjänst i mitten av april.

Apotek tvingas stänga efter "allvarliga brister" vid inspektion

Läkemedelsverket har beslutat om stängning av ett apotek i Haninge utanför Stockholm till följd av "allvarliga brister".

Column: ”Life as a F1 race”

"The F1 car makes several pit stops during a race and during a lifetime the human being may also have to come in several times for maintenance", Björn Ursing wr...

Jeeves tecknar koncernavtal med Beijer Byggmaterial AB

Jeeves och Beijer Byggmaterial har tecknat ett koncernavtal som innebär att Kakeldax i Sverige AB som ingår i koncernen kommer implementera Jeeves molnbaserade ...

Column: ”We need to exploit the benefits of the regulations“

You don’t need to search long on the Internet to find lists of the most innovative countries with Sweden ranking at the top. Sweden generally offers good condit...

Nytt regeringsförslag om förstärkt FoU-avdrag

Regeringen har nu lagt fram ett förslag till riksdagen om förstärkta lättnader av arbetsgivaravgiften till personer som arbetar med forskning och utveckling.

“I am driven by the desire to develop a product that can be sold worldwide”

Ranked number one in the world by the WHO in diarrhoea research and soon in phase III studies for its vaccine candidate – Scandinavian Biopharma is rushing forw...

Björn Arvidsson: “We need robust and recognized ecosystems for continued competitiveness”

“We have idea carriers and excellent innovation opportunities, and now we must invest in creating ecosystems that provide them with even better growth opportuni...

Setback for Moderna in patent dispute with mRNA competitors

Moderna has suffered a setback in a patent battle against their worst competitors in covid vaccines, Biontech and its partner Pfizer.

Astra Zeneca investerar miljarder i ny anläggning i USA

Svensk-brittiska Astra Zeneca satsar på cellterapier. Nu investerar läkemedelsbolaget 300 miljoner dollar, motsvarande cirka 3,1 miljarder svenska kronor, i en ...

Confidence in childhood vaccines is in decline worldwide

Since the pandemic, confidence in vaccinating children has plummeted. In a new report, UNICEF urges world leaders to act before the situation worsens. In 52 out...

Icoat Medical startar vetenskapligt råd

Stockholmsbolaget Icoat Medical startar ett vetenskapligt råd med syfte att stärka bolagets forskning och utvecklingsprogram. Rådet består av tre läkare med exp...

Pilots want to live too

Nanoparticles to help detect pulmonary disease

Nanoparticles behave in a certain way in the air. Using this knowledge, researchers at Lund University have developed a new measurement method for lung examinat...

Precision medicine centre: “Extensive activity on several fronts”

Two years ago, the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital announced that they would jointly launch the Precision Medicine Centre. Medtech ...

How critical are the “Spermageddon” reports? – Researchers call for action

A much talked about meta-study indicates that sperm concentration in men’s seminal fluid has halved in 40 years. Experts in andrology that Life Science Sweden s...

Acrivon tar in 100 miljoner dollar för utveckling av cancerläkemedel

Biotechbolaget Acrivon Therapeutics, med rötter i Lund, tar in 100 miljoner dollar för fortsatt utveckling av läkemedelskandidater mot olika cancersjukdomar.

New report: Fewer PhDs in life sciences

A new report from Vinnova suggests that competency returns in the life science sector are declining.

Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors

The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic t...

He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital

Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with...

Novavax löser tvist om covidvaccin med vaccinorganisation

Det amerikanska vaccinbolaget Novavax har nu löst en tvist med den globala vaccinalliansen Gavi. Tvisten grundar sig i ett upphävt avtal om covidvaccin.

"Unclear proposal from the EU Commission on how to solve the MDR challenges"

Even before the EU regulation on medical devices (MDR) came into force, medical technology companies and doctors were concerned that it would endanger the avail...

New drug alert in the US: Rise in overdoses linked to the use of drugs for animals

A combination of the synthetic drugs fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been labelled a “growing threat” by the White House due to its role in t...

Nya patent stärker Alzecures globala skydd

Forskningsbolaget Alzecure Pharma har beviljats nya patent i Kina, Indien och fyra andra länder för Alzheimerskandidaten ACD856.